The Great Circle

Nearest town:
Slane (5km W)
OS reference:
O006727
OS sheet:
43
Latitude:
53° 41' 39.44 N
Longitude:
6° 28' 36.59 W
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Images

Image of The Great Circle (Stone Circle) by ryaner

Small circle stone on the west arc of the main mound.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Feb 22, 2024
Image of The Great Circle (Stone Circle) by ryaner

Zoomed shot of some of the remains of the great circle.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Oct 11, 2013
Image of The Great Circle (Stone Circle) by Vicster

What a beautiful stone, hard to photograph though, due to the hordes of folks! This was my 5th attempt; the first time someone hadn’t just wandered into the shot!

Vicster
Vicster Aug 27, 2006
Image of The Great Circle (Stone Circle) by CianMcLiam

One of the standing stones of the circle and the moon. November 2005.

Image credit: Ken Williams
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Nov 14, 2005

Articles

The Great Circle

C
CARL Jun 7, 2011

Visited 23.5.11
While we were waiting for our turn to enter the passage of Newgrange, Dafydd and myself walked (or more accurately got blown) around the remains of the stone circle.
The stones are large but not as large as Avebury/Stonehenge. They were however big enough to afford shelter from the near gale force wind!
We also walked down to the bottom of the field where a single large standing stone stood.
The stone seemed to align with the entrance to Newgrange?
Two chaps had a long tape measure and were measuring something out across the field – no idea what they were up to?

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